Survey ID 3043 2020 Water Use Survey

Water Use Survey

0262 - Water Use Survey 2020 - North Carolina - 2020Dec17

OMB: 0535-0262

Document [pdf]
Download: pdf | pdf
2020 NORTH CAROLINA WATER USE SURVEY
OMB No. 0535-0262
Approval Expires: 4/30/2021
Project Code: 997
Survey ID: 3043

United States
Department of
Agriculture
NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE
North Carolina
Department of
Agriculture and
Consumer Services

USDA/NASS - North Carolina
P.O. Box 27767
Raleigh, NC 27611
Phone: 1-919-707-3333
Fax: 1-919-856-4139
Email: [email protected]

Please make corrections to name, address, and ZIP Code, if necessary.
North Carolina farmers have the opportunity to document agricultural water use. By law, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services, Agricultural Statistics Division is required to collect agricultural water use data biennially. This survey will provide comprehensive, state-wide
facts about agricultural water use so that informed policy decisions can be made and to help protect farmers' access to water in the future. The information
you provide will be summarized with other responses.
Your voluntary cooperation on this survey is critical to provide accurate facts about agricultural water use. If you have any questions, please contact Karen
Bryan at (800) 437-8451.
The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. Your responses will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses ANY
identifiable information about you or your operation is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both. This survey is conducted in accordance with the Confidential
Information Protection provisions of Title III of Pub. L. No. 115-435, codified in 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35 and other applicable Federal laws. For more information on
how we protect your information please visit: https://www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality. Response is voluntary.
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB number is 0535-0262. The time required to complete this information collection is
estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the
data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

1. During 2020, did you. . .
- grow crops, cut hay, grow nursery or floriculture crops?
OR
- have any whole grains, oilseeds, or hay stored on this operation?
OR
- own or raise any livestock, poultry, or aquaculture? (Include raised for others.)
109

1

Yes - Continue

3

No - Please sign the bottom of page 4 and return form

2. Did you use water (surface or ground) for agricultural commodities such as crops, horticulture, aquaculture and livestock
in 2020? (Exclude recycled water or lagoon irrigation.)
101

1

Yes - Continue

3

No - Please sign the bottom of page 4 and return form

-23. Did you use 10,000 gallons or more of water on any one day for agriculture?
Examples may include -·
·
·
·
102

more than 3,700 finish type hogs, or
more than 9,000 nursery hogs, or
more than 4 poultry houses, or
irrigated at least 1 acre with at least a 1/2 inch of water
1

Yes - Continue

3

No - Please sign the bottom of page 4 and return form

4. Record the percentage of water you used annually during 2020 for each of the following categories:

Percent
121

a. Poultry (turkeys, broilers, layers, pullets, etc.)................................................................................................
122

b. Hogs...............................................................................................................................................................
123

c. Catfish, Trout or other Aquaculture.................................................................................................................
124

d. Other Livestock (cattle, horses, goats, sheep, etc.)........................................................................................
125

e. Field Crops (tobacco, corn, sweet potatoes, soybeans, cotton, peanuts, wheat)...........................................
f.

126

Fruit/Vegetable Crops (blueberries, strawberries, apples, cucumbers, beans, tomatoes, etc.)......................

127
g. Nursery/Greenhouse/Sod (herbs, shrubs, flowers, Christmas trees, nursery plants, ornamentals,
sod).................................................................................................................................................................
128

h. Other – Specify: ________________________________________________..............................................
Total = 100%

5. What is the daily water withdrawal capacity for your farm*
(the maximum amount your pumps could output in a 24 hour period)?

Gallons
107

a. Ground water withdrawal capacity (pumped from wells and ponds supplied by wells)...................................
b. Surface water withdrawal capacity (pumped from lakes, rivers, streams, and ponds supplied by run 108
off or streams).................................................................................................................................................
i.

If you indicated that your operation has surface water withdrawal capacity, please indicate the
percentage that is withdrawn annually from rivers/streams and the percentage that is
withdrawn from lakes/ponds.

Percent
131

(a) Rivers/Streams...............................................................................................................................................
132

(b) Lakes/Ponds...................................................................................................................................................
*If you don't know your pumping capacity, please indicate the water source and the pumping capacity
of each of your motors. Example: Well - 30 gallons per minute and Pond - 2000 gallons per hour.
MOTOR NOTES:

Total = 100%

-3-

6. Please select one of the following options to report your monthly water usage:
900

1

Report water use in terms of gallons - Complete Table 1

2

Report water use in terms of inches per acre - Complete Table 2

3

Report water use in terms of both gallons AND inches per acre - Complete Table 1 AND Table 2,
but do not report the SAME water usage in more than one table.

4

Report water usage by head of livestock/poultry or row spacing/flow rate - Complete the Water
Use Estimation Guide, beginning on page 5, if you are unable to complete Table 1 or Table 2.
The Water Use Estimation Guide is for operations that do not keep water usage records or are
unsure of how much water they have used.

Do not report the SAME water usage in more than one table.
When reporting water used, include water used to feed livestock, cool livestock houses, clean barns, irrigate crops, prevent
freeze damage, apply chemicals, or process crops on the farm.

Table 1: Water Use by Gallons
If your farm withdraws water from multiple counties, please complete Table 1 for each county.
(An additional copy of Table 1 can be found on page 7.)
Office Use
200

County
Month
2020

Total
Withdrawal
for Month

Maximum Day
Withdrawal
for Month

(Gallons)

(Gallons)

%
Ground
Water

%
Surface
Water

# of Days
Ground
Water Used

# of Days
Surface
Water Used

January

201

202

203

204

205

206

February

211

212

213

214

215

216

March

221

222

223

224

225

226

April

231

232

233

234

235

236

May

241

242

243

244

245

246

June

251

252

253

254

255

256

July

261

262

263

264

265

266

August

271

272

273

274

275

276

September

281

282

283

284

285

286

October

291

292

293

294

295

296

November

301

302

303

304

305

306

December

311

312

313

314

315

316

Did your farm withdraw water from another county?
141

1

Yes

3

No

-4Do not report the SAME water usage in more than one table.
When reporting water used, include water used to feed livestock, cool livestock houses, clean barns, irrigate crops, prevent
freeze damage, apply chemicals, or process crops on the farm.

Table 2: Water Use by Inches per Acre
(Irrigators may report water use in this table if it is more convenient.)
If your farm withdraws water from multiple counties, please complete Table 2 for each county.
(An additional copy of Table 2 can be found on page 8.)
Office Use
400

County
Month
2020

Avg. #
Acres Irrigated
per Day

Total #
Inches Applied
for Month

Max. #
Inches Applied
per Day

(Acres)

(Inches)

(Inches)

%
Ground
Water

%
Surface
Water

# of Days
Ground
Water Used

# of Days
Surface
Water Used

January

401

402

403

404

405

406

407

February

411

412

413

414

415

416

417

March

421

422

423

424

425

426

427

April

431

432

433

434

435

436

437

May

441

442

443

444

445

446

447

June

451

452

453

454

455

456

457

July

461

462

463

464

465

466

467

August

471

472

473

474

475

476

477

September

481

482

483

484

485

486

487

October

491

492

493

494

495

496

497

November

501

502

503

504

505

506

507

December

511

512

513

514

515

516

517

Did your farm withdraw water from another county?
142

1

Yes

3

No

Respondent Name:

Date:

9912

9910

Respondent Email:

Respondent Phone:

1095

9911

MM

DD

YY

__ __

__ __

__ __

check if
cell phone

( ____ ) _______________
Operation Email (if different from above):

Operation Phone (if different from above):

9937

9936

check if
cell phone

( ____ ) _______________

-5Water Use Estimation Guide
USE THIS GUIDE ONLY IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE TABLE 1 OR TABLE 2
HOGS: If you had hogs, please place an X beside the type of operation you operate AND record the maximum
number of hogs and pigs you had at one time during 2020 in all of this operation’s houses.
Peak Number of
Hogs and Pigs

Type of Operation
701

___

Nursery

711

702

___

Finish Only

712

703

___

Farrow to Wean

713

704

___

Farrow to Feeder

714

705

___

Farrow to Finish

715

________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________

BROILERS: If you had broilers, please tell us:
·

What was the maximum number of broilers you had at one time during 2020 in all of this operation’s
houses? 720 ____________________

·

How many houses did you have?

·

On average, how many consecutive weeks are the houses full?

·

On average, how many consecutive weeks are the houses empty?

·

What was the date that the majority of your houses were last empty?

721

____________________
722

____________________
723

____________________

724

__ __/__ __/__ __
MM

DD

YY

LAYERS: If you had layers, please tell us:
·

What was the maximum number of layers you had at one time during 2020 in all of this operation’s
houses? 730 ____________________

·

How many houses did you have?

·

On average, how many consecutive weeks are the houses full?

·

On average, how many consecutive weeks are the houses empty?

·

What was the date that the majority of your houses were last empty?

731

____________________
732

____________________
733

____________________

734

__ __/__ __/__ __
MM

DD

YY

TURKEYS: If you had turkeys, please tell us:
·

What was the maximum number of turkeys you had at one time during 2020 in all of this operation’s
houses? 740 ____________________

·

How many houses did you have?

·

On average, how many consecutive weeks are the houses full?

·

On average, how many consecutive weeks are the houses empty?

·

What was the date that the majority of your houses were last empty?

741

____________________
742

____________________
743

____________________

744

__ __/__ __/__ __
MM

(Water Use Estimation Guide continues on page 6.)

DD

YY

-6Water Use Estimation Guide - Continued
USE THIS GUIDE ONLY IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE TABLE 1 OR TABLE 2
CROPS: Please report the following for drip irrigation used during 2020 if you do not know how many inches were applied:
·

How many acres

·

How long were the rows

·

How many feet between rows

·

How many inches (spacing) between emitters

·

Flow rate per hour per emitter

·

Number of hours per day that water was applied

·

Complete the table below.

750

_______________
751

_______________
752

754

_______________
753

_______________

_______________
755

_______________

Table 3: Drip Irrigation
Office Use
800

County
%
Ground
Water

Month
2020

%
Surface
Water

# of Days
Ground
Water Used

# of Days
Surface
Water Used

January

804

805

806

807

February

814

815

816

817

March

824

825

826

827

April

834

835

836

837

May

844

845

846

847

June

854

855

856

857

July

864

865

866

867

August

874

875

876

877

September

884

885

886

887

October

894

895

896

897

November

604

605

606

607

December

614

615

616

617

-7WATER USE - ADDITIONAL COUNTY
Complete this page only if you need to report water for a county other than the one reported on page 3.

Do not report the SAME water usage in more than one table.
When reporting water used, include water used to feed livestock, cool livestock houses, clean barns, irrigate crops, prevent
freeze damage, apply chemicals, or process crops on the farm.

Table 1: Water Use by Gallons
If your farm withdraws water from multiple counties, please complete Table 1 for each county.
Office Use
200

County
Month
2020

Total
Withdrawal
for Month

Maximum Day
Withdrawal
for Month

(Gallons)

(Gallons)

%
Ground
Water

%
Surface
Water

# of Days
Ground
Water Used

# of Days
Surface
Water Used

January

201

202

203

204

205

206

February

211

212

213

214

215

216

March

221

222

223

224

225

226

April

231

232

233

234

235

236

May

241

242

243

244

245

246

June

251

252

253

254

255

256

July

261

262

263

264

265

266

August

271

272

273

274

275

276

September

281

282

283

284

285

286

October

291

292

293

294

295

296

November

301

302

303

304

305

306

December

311

312

313

314

315

316

-8WATER USE - ADDITIONAL COUNTY
Complete this page only if you need to report water for a county other than the one reported on page 4.
Do not report the SAME water usage in more than one table.
When reporting water used, include water used to feed livestock, cool livestock houses, clean barns, irrigate crops, prevent
freeze damage, apply chemicals, or process crops on the farm.

Table 2: Water Use by Inches per Acre
(Irrigators may report water use in this table if it is more convenient.)
If your farm withdraws water from multiple counties, please complete Table 2 for each county.
Office Use
400

County
Month
2020

Avg. #
Acres Irrigated
per Day

Total #
Inches Applied
for Month

Max. #
Inches Applied
per Day

(Acres)

(Inches)

(Inches)

%
Ground
Water

%
Surface
Water

# of Days
Ground
Water Used

# of Days
Surface
Water Used

January

401

402

403

404

405

406

407

February

411

412

413

414

415

416

417

March

421

422

423

424

425

426

427

April

431

432

433

434

435

436

437

May

441

442

443

444

445

446

447

June

451

452

453

454

455

456

457

July

461

462

463

464

465

466

467

August

471

472

473

474

475

476

477

September

481

482

483

484

485

486

487

October

491

492

493

494

495

496

497

November

501

502

503

504

505

506

507

December

511

512

513

514

515

516

517

This completes the survey. Thank you for your help.

OFFICE USE ONLY
Response
1-Comp
9901
2-R
3-Inac
4-Office Hold
5-R – Est
6-Inac – Est
7-Off Hold – Est
S/E Name

Respondent
1-Op/Mgr
2-Sp
3-Acct/Bkpr
4-Partner
9-Oth

9902

Mode
1-PASI (Mail)
2-PATI (Tel)
3-PAPI (Face-toFace)
6-Email
7-Fax
19-Other

Enum.
9903

9998

Eval. Change R. Unit
9900

9985

9921

Office Use for POID
9989
__ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __
Optional Use
9907

9908

9906

9916


File Typeapplication/pdf
File Modified0000-00-00
File Created0000-00-00

© 2024 OMB.report | Privacy Policy